2004 jeep grand cherokee lost all electrical power inside vehicle on multiple occasions. *kb the consumer was told the problem was a faulty bcm. However, the same problem recurred one month later. In oct 2005, the consumer experienced unwanted acceleration while he was pulling into the garage and hit another vehicle. The consumer stated the check engine light would occasionally come on and then go of. Then the rear hatch light would come on, the tire pressure light and the security system stopped working. The dealer then found a broken ground wire in the engine harness. The windows were inoperative.
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical complaints
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The wiring harness connection going to the resistor pack for the blower motor can melt and deform the resistor pack and wiring causing the blower motor for the A/C to stop working.
2004 grand cherokee electrical units stopped working. *ts while driving on a hot day the vehicle electrical system shut down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who determined that he problem was with the bcm. The bcm was replaced. A week later, on another hot day, the electrical system shut down again but the engine continued to run. As a result the A/C did not work and the power windows could not be rolled down. The vehicle accelerated suddenly while pulling into a garage striking another vehicle. After repeated attempts to ge the vehicle fixed the dealer found a broken ground wire in the engine wiring harness. After nine months the problems have not recurred. The consumer believes the broken ground wire was the cause of the electrical shut down and sudden acceleration.
Submission in regards to problems experienced with 2004 jeep grand cherokee after a safety recall service at the bayside chrysler jeep dodge dealership certified mail. *ts
Dt*: the contact stated the heating unit on the passenger seat caught fire. The vehicle was parked when the contact heard fire trucks. The vehicle was full of smoke. There were flames coming from the passenger seat. A representative from daimler/chrysler came out to inspect the vehicle. The fire department was notified and determined the fire was of an electrical nature. The contact reports having no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident.
I lease a 2004 jeep grand cherokee with heated leather seats. Earlier this year the driver side heater went out then I noticed that just the lower back heater came on. One day in february after driving for about an hour and 1/2 I got home and tried to take off my sweatshirt but could not as it was melted to my cell phone case. At first I did not know what had happened then upon later investigation I noticed a burn whole in my car seat that ran up what was apparently the heater wire. I am a paraplegic and if it was not for the cell phone case I could have been burned. My concern is for others like me and due to the severity of the heat which could melt a sweat shirt and a phone case that it potentially could ignite clothing.
Vehicle not working.
Consumer concerned about design problem with potential wire harness failure and possible fire, 2004 jeep grand cherokee. *bf the problems involved misleading /incorrect marking on the 12 volt accessory power outlets. The outlets were marked as being able to handle 20 amps. After plugging in a radio which normally drew 7 amps, the consumer noticed the radio would not function in the transmit mode. When trying to transmit, the voltage at the rear vehicle's rear power outlet, it dropped down to about 8 volts. The consumer stated if an owner of this vehicle was to plug anything into the vehicle power outlets that drew more that 5 amps of current there was a good chance that overheating and burning the wires would occur.
We purchased a 2004 jeep grand cherokee the end of june 2004. The car had approximately 30-40 miles at purchase. Three days after purchase the car cut off on my husband and was difficult to start. The dealership told us they could not look at the car because the check engine light did not come on. While on vacation 1 1/2 weeks after purchase our car shut off while traveling 60 MPH on a highway. The car would not start and was towed to a jeep dealership in maryland. That dealership replaced the computer in the car. No incidents occurred for 1 1/2 weeks. Then upon our return to south carolina the RPM of our car would suddenly drop to 500 while idling at traffic lights or at a stop. The RPM's would also suddenly drop to 0 and the car would cut off while idling. From the middle of july until the end of august the car was looked at approximately 6 times. The skim module and wiring harness were both replaced in the car. After the wiring harness was replaced the car ceased to have problems for 3000 miles. Then on december 4th the car cut off while waiting at a traffic light. The RPM's have now started to once again drop down to below 500 and occasionally they go up and down when the car is not even moving. A co-pilot system was installed to record any errors in the car and no codes or misfires were captured from the car. The dealership has been unable to fix the car and chrysler informed us that they were not willing to replace our car even though they are unable to fix the problem.
On or about february 20, 2004, matthew beller suffered severe burns from a seat heater in the driver's seat of a 2004 jeep grand cherokee limited. He is a parapelgic and did not feel the burn occuring. The seat heater did not turn off after reaching normal temperatures. A product liability action is being bought in the united states district court of oregon.
The idling was set too high. When releasing the brake pedal vehicle could motion by itself up to 10 MPH in either drive or in reverse. Dealer was notified. They informed the consumer that was the characteristic of the vehicle due to the computer setting.
I purchased my 2004 grand jeep cheroke on may 1, 2004 and I find out today that there was a recall put on the vehicle on march 24 and the company sold me the vehicle that was defected and they knew it. I only found out about this defect because of a problem with the windshield.
My 2004 jeep grand cherokee has a defect in the ECM that chrysler is aware of but will do nothing to fix this problem currently. The vehicle's engine has died at stop lights, it has stumbled, and/or hesitated upon accelerating from stop, and runs so poorly at an idle while setting it shakes the whole vehicle. Chrysler is aware of the problem but is doing nothing to fix this problem on the 2004 grand cherokee's. I was basically told by chrysler that I would have to live with this problem running the risk of my vehicle's engine stopping unexpectedly when it could result in an accident. My 2004 jeep grand cherokee is basically an accident waiting to happen if the engine should unexpectedly die at the wrong moment when accelerating.
My 2004 jeep grand cherokee has a couple power outlets; they look almost like cigarette lighter receptacles. The outlets are marked "20a" indicating a 20 amp current capability. The jeep book also indicates these power outlets are able to carry 20 amps, and the jeep shop manual calls these 20 amp circuits. When I disassembled some trim to install a 2-meter ham radio, I saw 2 very small wires connected to the rear power outlet. The jeep shop manual says these are 16 gauge wires. Here is the problem: 16 gauge wires will not come near the ability to handle 20 amps of current. In fact, 16 gauge wire current capacity in a cable bundle is around the 5 or 6 amp area. My ham radio draws 8 amps when transmitting, and when plugged in the jeep power outlet, the voltage drop was three volts. What this means is that the wires can severely overheat and become a fire hazard if the consumer believes the advertised 20 amp capability. I have no idea how chrysler/jeep gets away with this. There is a 20 amp fuse in this circuit, so anyone using an inverter or other accessory that actually draws 20 amps is going to seriously overheat or melt the wiring before the fuse blows.
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